Misplaced trust: When trust in science fosters pseudoscience
The COVID-19 pandemic and the politicization of health-prevention measures such as vaccination and mask-wearing have highlighted the need for people to accept and trust science.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the politicization of health-prevention measures such as vaccination and mask-wearing have highlighted the need for people to accept and trust science.
Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2021
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When you insist you're not racist, you may unwittingly be sending the opposite message.
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2021
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Men are more likely than are women to be seen as "brilliant," finds a new study measuring global perceptions linked to gender. The work concludes that these stereotyped views are an instance of implicit bias, revealing automatic ...
Social Sciences
Jul 2, 2020
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When someone lashes out in an argument, are they doing so to strategically end the conflict? Or are they simply acting rashly, without considering the consequences?
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2019
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Diversity in the workplace is highly sought in theory, but often still lacking in practice. A new study shows that people tend to favor diversity for others, but prefer to work with people who are as similar to themselves ...
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2019
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Companies whose CEOs earn hundreds of times their average employee's pay are viewed as less desirable to work for, and to do business with, according to a new University of California, Berkeley, study.
Economics & Business
Sep 24, 2018
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How you perceive someone who is multiracial matters. Historically, the answer to that question for someone who was black-white multiracial had repercussions for who that person could marry, what school he or she could attend ...
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2018
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Efforts to address social inequalities in income, education and employment opportunity can be boosted simply by the manner in which that inequity is presented, according to new research from Duke University's Fuqua School ...
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2018
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Whites consider biracial people to be less trustworthy if they change their racial presentation depending on circumstances, Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers find.
Social Sciences
May 15, 2018
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No one likes smug know- it-all friends, relatives or co-workers who believe their knowledge and beliefs are superior to others.
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2018
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